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New Jersey Law Journal

To Be Exempt or Not Exempt; That Is the Question

Expert analysis of the criteria for determining an employee's exempt classification under state law. Failure to properly classify an employee can be a costly oversight for employers.
10 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: Congress Eyes FDA Regulation of Talc Products. Plus, SF Jury Mulls Case Over Weedkiller

Johnson & Johnson executives did not appear before the subcommittee looking into the alleged link between talc products and cancer, but the company was an obvious focus of the hearing
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

With Increased Scrutiny, NJ Cases Remind Employers to Review and Update Arbitration Agreements

Recent cases in New Jersey have emphasized that there are several requirements that employers must consider when drafting and enforcing arbitration agreements.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Employers Sharpening Their Spreadsheets to React to Proposed Overtime Rule

Employers are dusting off payroll spreadsheets from 2016 in response to the Department of Labor's release last week of a revised rule on how to figure out who has to be paid overtime.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Equal Pay for Equal Work? Employers Should Prepare for NJ's Equal Pay Act

The most significant consequence is the expected increase in litigation against employers. The lawsuits will be difficult to defend and have the potential for significant damages.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Recent and Anticipated Changes to Wage-and-Hour Laws

Wage claims provide significant risk not only to businesses, but also to their owners and supervisors, who can be sued in their individual capacity for FLSA violations.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Can Cities Set a Local Minimum Wage? Florida Supreme Court Says No

A growing number of jurisdictions have overturned local minimum wage ordinances and the state of Florida has now waded into the minimum wage waters.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Side Gig and the FLSA: Sixth Circ. Keeps Up With Modern Economic Realities

A recent case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit demonstrates the ongoing struggle to apply the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to the “side gigs” that have come to signify the modern employment market.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California Court Ushers in Sweeping Changes for Scheduling Policies

A California Court of Appeal recently issued its decision in Ward v. Tilly's, instituting a sweeping change in California's reporting-time pay rules and now prohibiting a common scheduling practice used by employers throughout the state.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Nominations Period for National Law Journal's Elite Trial Lawyer Awards Now Open

The National Law Journal is now accepting submissions for its prestigious Elite Trial Lawyers awards, which honor the best work being done on behalf of plaintiffs.
1 minute read

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